A collection of Acts of Parliament, charters, trials at law and judges opinions concerning those grants to the Colledge of Physicians London, taken from the originals, law-books, and annals ... / [Christopher Merret].

  • Merret, Christopher, 1614-1695
Date:
[1660]
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Credit: A collection of Acts of Parliament, charters, trials at law and judges opinions concerning those grants to the Colledge of Physicians London, taken from the originals, law-books, and annals ... / [Christopher Merret]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ip by all their common a (Tents, duly pondering among other things neceffary for the Common¬ wealth of this Realm, that it is very expedient and needful to provide for men expert in the Sci¬ ence of Phyfick and Chirurgery for the health of mans body, when infirmities and ficknefs (hall happen, for the due exercife and maintenance whereof, good and neceffary afts be already made and provided. Yet neverthelefs, foral- much as within the City of London, where men of great experience as well in (peculation, as in pra&ife of the Science and faculty of Chirurge¬ ry, be abiding and inhabiting, and have more commonly the daily exercife and experience of the fame Science of Chirurgery then is had or ufed within any parts of this Realm : And by oc- cafion thereof many expert perfons be broughuup under them, as their fervants, apprentices ana others, who by the exercife and diligent infor¬ mation of their faid matters, as well now, as hereafter (hall exercife the faid Science within divers other parts of this Realm, to the great relief comfort, and luccour of much people, and to the lure fafeguard of their bodily health, their limbs and lives. And for as much as within the faid City of London, there be now two feveral and diftinft Companies of Chirurgeons, occu¬ pying and cxercifing the faid Science and Fa¬ culty of Chirurgery, the one Company being m ^ commonly called the Barbers ol London, and the acvvhactim« other Company called the Chirurgeohs of Lon- the Barbers dori) which Company of Barbers be incorpora- °crejnCqr^ C ted rate.